TEXAN BOB WHITE. 
XCEPTING the Staked-Plains in the northwest part 
of the State, this bird is a resident of the greater por- 
tion of Texas, and grades in the east into the true Bob 
White of the Atlantic States. It has a general resem- 
blance to the Northern bird, but is lighter in color, and 
the male has usually a pale cinnamon chestband beneath 
the black collar. In habits it does not differ from Bob 
White, and the notes and calls it utters are the same as 
those of the common Quail. In most parts of the State 
they are tame and unsuspicious, hardly taking the trouble 
to get out of the way of approaching danger. The males 
are pugnacious, though, and frequent battles occur be- 
tween rivals for the affection of some shy female, who 
all the time regards the combatants with seeming indif- 
ference, as if not caring especially which one came off 
victorious. 
The Texan Bob White is a bird of the lowlands, 
not going above 2000 feet, and is very common in 
the Rio Grande Valley, where it visits the ranches and 
feeds about the buildings. On the open prairies, where 
it is very numerous, it feeds on the seeds of the various 
grasses, grain, berries, and different species of insects 
from grasshoppers to ants, and, if alarmed, seeks to 
hide in mesquito bushes and dense thickets. Two, some- 
times three broods are raised in the season. The nest, 
a slight cavity made in some thick grass and lined with 
straws and arched over with the same, contains usually 
from twelve to fifteen eggs, in shape and color no way 
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